PEOPLE v. CABALLERO

No. 81259.

688 N.E.2d 658 (1997)

179 Ill.2d 205

227 Ill.Dec. 965

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Juan CABALLERO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Giacchetti, The Law Offices of Cynthia Giacchetti, Chicago, for Jaun Caballero.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Cook County., Crim. Appeals Div., Kim A Novi, Assistant State's Attorney, Chicago, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Crim. Appeals Div., Chicago, for the People.


Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Juan Caballero, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing, without an evidentiary hearing, his petition for post-conviction relief (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 1992)) and relief from judgment (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 1992)). Because defendant was sentenced to death for the underlying murder convictions, the present appeal lies directly to this court. 134 Ill.2d R....

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